Cox 14 Lamey-Bosarge

14. John Baptiste Lamey & 15. Amelia (Emily) Bosarge [AL, MS]

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12/28/1838, John born in AL, s/o 28. Alexander Antonio Lamey & 29. Marguerite Constance Ladner.

No. 28:1840 Census, AL, MobCo. John m<5 .="" o:p="">

9/1848, Emily born in AL, d/o 30. John Baptiste Bosarge & 31. Vianne Davidson.

10/24/1850, No. 30:1850 Census, AL, MobCo. Emiline.

8/23/1860, John in MobCo., SD with his mother. See No. 29. He is a laborer.

8/24/1860, No. 30:1860 Census, AL, MobCo., SD. Amelia.

3/4/1860, CSA: John, Private, AL Coast Guard Volunteers.

10/1861, CSA: muster roll for Capt. Jacob Rabby’s Inf. Co., 25^th AL Regt. of Volunteers.

11/7/1865, John married Emily in MobCo., AL. (S) MobCo. MB21, P95.

6/1880, (S) 1880 Census, AL, MobCo., Bayou la Batre. b: 1836. John (“Sammy”) works in the mill house where he was killed. See CD Census Record 14-1880.

6/3/1890 John died in Theodore, AL of a sawmill accident; he fell and hit his head on a railroad track. He is buried in Odd Fellows Cem., Bayou la Batre, AL.

~1896 Emily moved to Biloxi, MS.

1/23/1900 Emily died in Biloxi, MS. (S) Family notes. She is buried in Odd Fellows Cem., next to John, her mother, and father. The youngest of the children, Alice, in 1900, is living with her sister Etrula. Rubert and Ruberta are also probably living with relatives.

Family notes:

·         “Mrs. Emily Lamey, age 50 years, who has resided in this city about four years, died here yesterday morning after a long illness. The remains were forwarded to Bayou La Batre, Alabama for internment.” (S) The Daily Herald, Biloxi, 1/24/1900, P8, C2. According to family members present at that time [granddaughter Maude Bolton, interviewed 5/4/1984 by M B Lyon] Amelia’s body was brought by schooner to Bayou La Batre, where her brother Calvin presided over the burial. The graves are beside her parents, outlined in the same manner, but also unmarked.

Children of John and Emily:

i. Ellen (Ella) Lamey, born 12/19/1866 in AL.

No. 14:(S) 1880 Census.

11/23/1892, Ella married Robbert L Bolton, born 1/26/1868 in AL. (S) MobCo., MB33, P162.

6/13/1900, (S) 1900 Census, AL, MobCo., Bayou La Batre. Ella has had 3 children, all living. Robbert is a farm tenant.

4/20/1910, (S) 1910 Census, AL, MobCo., Mobile, WD9. They live at 513 Agusta St. Ella has had 5 children, all living. Robbert is a lumber inspector.

1/14/1920, (S) 1920 Census, AL, MobCo., Mobile, WD10. They live at 66 Florida Ave. Robbert works for the Gulf City Co. in “lumber” & “?”. Grace & Robbert Jr live with them.

4/18/1930, (S) 1920 Census, AL, MobCo., Gand Bay. Grace and her husband Charles live with them. Robert & Charles are farmers.

12/15/1941, Ella died in MobCo., AL. (S) AL Death Index, V51, R4, C25264.

10/15/1950, Robbert died. (S) AL Death Index.

Children:

Maude S Bolton, born 9/1893 in AL. (S) 1900, 1910 Census.

6/6/1913 she married Robert L Stringfellow. (S) MobCo., MB45, P178.

(S) 1930 Census, AL, MobCo., Mobile. Live at 803 Georgia St.; 2 sons.

Grace Bolton, born 3/1894 in AL. (S) 1900, 1910, 1920 Census.

She married Charles Davison, born 1899 in MS.

(S) 1930 Census, AL, MobCo., Gand Bay. No children; they live with her parents.

3/1933, Bettye Grace Davison died in MobCo., AL. (S) AL Death Index.

Theresa Bolton, born 6/1895 in AL. (S) 1910 Census.

6/26/1913 Theresa died in MobCo., AL. (S) AL Death Index.

Jessie P Bolton, born 1901 in AL. (S) 1910 Census.

9/6/1919 Jessie died in MobCo., AL. (S) AL Death Index.

Robert Bolton Jr, born 1905 in AL. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

1/28/1921 he married Lillian S Smith. (S) MobCo., MB51, P584.

(S) 1930 Census, CA, Los Angeles Co., Lynwood. Live at 3323 Fernwood St.; 1 son.

ii. Annie Amelia (Emma) Lamey ( 7), born 2/1868 in AL.

iii. Effie Lamey, born 12/2/1872 in AL.

No. 14:(S) 1880 Census.

~1895 she married Charles G P Geier, born 1871 in LA.

4/15/1910, (S) 1910 Census, LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, WD17. They live at 1425 Joilet St. Effie has had 6 children, all still living. Charles is a house builder.

7/4/1919, Effie died of TB. (S) New Orleans, LA, Death Records Index, 1804–1949, V176, P870.

1/8/1920, (S) 1920 Census, LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, WD17. Charles, a widower, lives at 1421 Joilet St. Charles is a contractor; son George is a carpenter.

4/14/1930, (S) 1930 Census, LA, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, WD17. Charles, remarried, lives at 1421 Joilet St.

10/1938 Charles died. (S) New Orleans, LA, Death Records Index.

Children:

George C I Geier, born 1896 in LA. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

4/9/1920 he died. (S) New Orleans, LA, Death Records Index.

Bertha Geier, born 1/17/1898 in LA. (S) N.O. Birth Record: Given: Bertha Elizabeth Emily,

Surname: Geier, Father: Charles G. P., Mother: Effie Lamey, Sex: F, Color: W,

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1898, V113, P539.

1/1917 she died. (S) New Orleans, LA, Death Records Index.

Clarence L Geier, born 6/3/1900 in LA. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

2/29/1992 he died in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA. (S) SSDI.

Dora Geier, born 1902 in LA. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

Ruth Geier, born 1903 in LA. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

Estelle Geier, born 1905 in LA. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

iv. Leslie Charles Lamey, born 8/4/1874 in Bayou La Batre, AL.

No. 14:(S) 1880 Census.

10/1/1902 in Biloxi, MS he married Honor Louisa Ross, born 1/27/1880 in AL. (S) HarrCo. MB14, P104. [ Ross Family 1880 – recently arrived in Biloxi from AL].

5/2/1908 Leslie registered to vote in Biloxi Ward 1. (S) Lagniappe City of Biloxi, P18.

5/3/1910, (S) 1910 Census, MS, HarrCo., Biloxi, WD1. Lives on Pine St. Leslie is a fisherman.

1913-1914, “Lamey Leslie (Louisa) lab, h 228 Pine”. (S) 1913-1914 Biloxi City Dir.

9/12/1918, (S) WWI Draft Reg., he is a fisherman employed in Biloxi, living at 3^rd and Pine. He is described as tall and stout, with brown eyes and dark hair.

3/17/1920, (S) 1920 Census, MS, HarrCo., Biloxi, WD1. They own their home free of mortgage. Leslie is an oyster fisherman that owns his own boat.

4/29/1930, (S) 1930 Census, MS, HarrCo., Biloxi, WD1, BT1. Lived at 1521 East 3^rd St. They own their home valued at $1000. “Lester” is a fisherman for shrimp and oysters. He is not a veteran.

1935, Leslie and Louisa live in Biloxi, MS. (S) 1940 Census.

1939, Leslie reported earnings of $150. (S) 1940 Census.

4/20/1940, Leslie and Louisa Lamey live at 1521 3^rd St., Biloxi, MS. They own their home valued at $600. Leslie completed 2^nd grade, Louisa 1^st. Daughter Theresa and granddaughter Alice, age 3, live with them. Leslie is an oyster catcher for a seafood company.

2/12/1946, Leslie died in MS.

Children:

Honor (Hannah) R Lamey, born 3/12/1904 in MS. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

6/16/1923 she married Edwin Jacquet. (S) HarrCo. MB35, P156.

(S) 1930 Census, MS, HarrCo., Biloxi. They live on E 4^th St.; 4 children.

9/14/1990 she died in Ocean Springs, MS. (S) SSDI.

Bertha Lamey, born 4/28/1905 in MS. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

12/25/1922 Christmas day, she married Tony Battaya, 1897–1975. (S) HarrCo. MB34, P396.

(S) 1930 Census, MS, HarrCo., Biloxi. They live on E 4^th St. next to Honor; 1 son.

11/22/1971 Bertha died, buried in Southern Mem. Cem. (S) Southern Mem. Record.

Florence Lamey, born 1907 in MS. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

Arthur Lamey, born 1913 in MS. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

5/22/1937, he married Eula Mae Cruthirds. (S) HarrCo. MB48, P10.

Theresa P Lamey, born 4/1917 in MS. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

11/6/1945, she married Karl Henry Feldt. (S) HarrCo. MB69, P623.

2/26/1983, she died at the St Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH.

v. Rosa Etrula Lamey, born 2/21/1877 in Bayou La Batre, AL.

No. 14:(S) 1880 Census.

5/16/1896 Rosa married John W Long, born 8/1869 in AL. (S) HarrCo., MB11, P8.

(S) 1900 Census, AL, MobCo., Mobile. n: “Etta”. John is in Railroad construction. Alice Lamey, Etrula’s little sister is living with them.

5/2/1910, (S) 1910 Census, MS, Harrison, Biloxi. Etrula is a widow living with her niece Rosina Gollott⁶ⁱ and her family. She is the only person in the US in the 1910 census with the name Etrula. She apparently sent her oldest 2 sons to an orphanage.

1912, Etrula died in Biloxi, MS of TB. Her sister Annie [Gollott] would name one of her children Etrula^6vi; then Ruby Gollott, sister to Etrula Gollott would name one of her children after her, the researcher’s mother Etrula Cox²ⁱⁱⁱ.

Children:

Thomas Long, born 6/1897 in AL. (S) 1900 Census.

(S) 1910 Census, AL, MobCo. An “inmate” at the Catholic Male Orphan Asylum.

John Long, born 12/1899 in MS. (S) 1900 Census.

(S) 1910 Census, AL, MobCo. An “inmate” at the Catholic Male Orphan Asylum.

Quinton R Long, born 3/17/1903 in AL. (S) 1910 Census.

He married Mozelle D ?.

(S) 1930 Census, AL, MobCo., Prichard. 1 son.

9/1952 in MobCo., they divorced. (S) AL Divorce Index.

11/1982 he died in MobCo., AL (S) SSDI.

Samuel Long, born 11/7/1908 in AL. (S) 1910 Census.

11/9/1927 “Sammie” married Leola Elizabeth Bills. (S) HarrCo. MB40, P60.

(S) 1930 Census, MS, Harrison, Biloxi. Live on Thomas St. with her parents, no children.

2/28/2003 he died in Northport, Tuscaloosa Co., AL. (S) SSDI.

vi. Gelicy (Lucy) Lamey, born 1879 in Bayou La Batre, AL.

No. 14:(S) 1880 Census.

Lucy married Matt Lamont.

vii. Rubert Lee Lamey, born 8/6/1884 in Theodore, AL. {twin}

5/6/1907 Rubert registered to vote in Biloxi Ward 1. (S) Lagniappe City of Biloxi, P18.

4/16/1910, (S) 1910 Census, AL, Baldwin Co., Foley & Magnolia Springs. He lives with his sister Ruberta and her family. He also lives close to his future wife.

1910 he married Annie Mary Moore, born 1890 in AL.

1913-1914, “Lamey Robt (Annie) lab, h 1027 e Howard av”. (S) 1913-1914 Biloxi City Dir.

9/12/1918, (S) WWI Draft Reg., he is an engineer for Magnolia Shrimp in Baldwin Co. He is described as tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair. They live in Magnolia Springs.

1/7/1920, (S) 1920 Census, AL, Baldwin Co., Foley and Magnolia Springs. They own their home free of mortgage. Rubert is an engineer.

4/24/1930, (S) 1930 Census, AL, Baldwin Co., Pct7. They own their home worth $1000, and they own a radio set. A nephew, Bill King, lives with them. Rubert is a “marine” engineer.

1935, Rubert and Anna Mary live in Mobile, AL. (S) 1940 Census.

1939, Rubert reported earnings of $1200.

4/16/1940, Rubert and Anna Mary live at 1066 Cotbrell St., Mobile, AL. They own their home valued at $3000. Their son William lives with them. They also have 2 lodgers, ages 22 and 18. Rubert is a seaman, chief engineer. Rupert completed 3 years of high school. Anna Mary completed 8^th grade. (S) 1940 Census.

4/20/1965 Rubert died. (S) SSDI.

Children:

Alice Lamey, born 1911 in AL. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

William Lamey, born 1914 in AL. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

Luther Lamey, born 1917 in AL. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

viii. Ruberta Agnes Lamey, born 8/6/1884 in Theodore, AL. {twin}

1900, Ruberta married Joel W Lipscomb, born 6/20/1873 in AL.

5/12/1903, Joel registered to vote in Biloxi Ward 1. (S) Lagniappe City of Biloxi, P18.

4/16/1910, (S) 1910 Census, AL, Baldwin Co., Foley & Magnolia Springs. Joel is the Captain of a steamboat. They rent their home. Ruberta has had 5 children, 4 living. Delia is enumerated but not listed [likely because it is at the bottom of a page]. Her brother Rupert lives with them.

9/12/1918, Joel’s permanent address is Magnolia Srings, Baldwin Co., AL. He is a steamboat pilot; and he lists Ruberta as his closest relative. (S) WWI Draft Reg. Card.

1/13/1920, (S) 1920 Census, AL, Baldwin Co., Foley & Magnolia Springs. Joel is the Captain of a tugboat. They rent their home.

11/3/1936, Ruberta died in Mobile Co.

Children:

Lutetia Lipscomb, born 1901 in MS. (S) 1910 Census.

Artemus Lipscomb, born 1903 in MS. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

Mack Edgar Lipscomb, born 2/26/1904 in Biloxi, MS. (S) 1910, 1920 Census.

3/5/1922 in Biloxi he married Mabel Elizabeth Wescovich, born 1902 in MS.

9/7/1962 he died in Mobile, AL.

Delia Janie Lipscomb, born 3/11/1906 in Theodore, AL. (S) 1920 Census.

6/27/1923 she married Fred Winchester. (S) MobCo. MB53, P694.

Donna R Lipscomb, born 1912 in AL. (S) 1920 Census.

Ella J Lipscomb, born 1915 in AL. (S) 1920 Census.

Herndon R Lipscomb, born 1917 in AL. (S) 1920 Census.

Theresa F Lipscomb, born 1918 in AL. (S) 1920 Census.

ix. Alice Lamey, born 7/1890 in AL.

No. 14v:(S) 1900 Census.

11/22/1912 Alice married Harry Henry Newell, born 10/16/1893 in AL. (S) MobCo. MB44, P521.

6/5/1917, They live on Mobile St., Crichton, AL. He is a barber with a wife and 2 children. (S) WWI Draft Reg. Card.

1/20/1920, (S) 1920 Census, AL, MobCo., Napoleonville. They live on Mobile St. Henry is a barber.

4/13/1930, (S) 1920 Census, AL, MobCo., Mobile. Alice, married, lives at 55 Jackson St. Harry, married, is living downtown on Government St. and working as a barber in a barber shop. Alice rents their home for $55 a month. She is not employed. Her parents were born in “U.S.”. A related, young, “Newell” married couple lives with her.

Children:

Lucretia M Newell, born 11/1914 in AL. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

Edith Newell, born 12/1916 in AL. (S) 1920, 1930 Census.

Ruth Newell, born 1919 in AL. (S) 1930 Census.

9/21/1942 “Ruth Louise” married Nathan Anthony Cemere. (S) MobCo. MB69, P335.